I was amazed at how inclusive and family-oriented the BME faculty, staff, and students were. Many things assured me that I would be in a supportive and collaborative environment, which is exactly what I wanted and needed.
Ph.D. Program
Welcome to Cornell University: Any person, any study.
Take a tour: visit our virtual visit open house site.
Our Research Areas
Biomechanics and | Biomedical Imaging and | Drug Delivery and |
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(Recorded sessions from the 2020 Cornell BME Open House)
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Explore our program on our virtual visit open house site.
Ph.D. Summer Immersion Term in NYC
First-hand Experience in a Clinical Environment.
Cornell BME student experiences and achievements
Click through this carousel to learn more about recent Ph.D. student awards and honors, participation in outreach, science policy, science communication and more.
Scientists and Patients, In Collaboration
Just as seeds need soil to grow, cancer cells need a microenvironment to proliferate. Ph.D. student Garrett Beeghly studies this microenvironment—and patients, too.
Why seeing a role model who looks like you is so powerful
Alumna and TED Fellow Liz Wayne (Ph.D. 2016) tells PBS News Hour about the power of role models who look like you.
Graduate Students Revive BME Women’s Group
Graduate students reinstate the Cornell Biomedical Engineering Women’s (BMEW) as a resource for students in the graduate field of BME.
Cornell Engineering hosts CURIE Academy for high school girls
BME and MAE students partner to host high school girls who excel in math and science for an afternoon of design and research sessions.
Graduate Students host Girl Scout Engineering Day
Cornell’s Graduate Chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) hosts its annual Spring Girl Scout Engineering Day (GSED)
Commercialization fellow sets sights on tech solutions
Meinig School Ph.D. Student Stephen Sloan will spend a fully funded semester as a commercialization fellow, examining the business prospects for an injectable intervertebral disc treatment.
Advocating for science and higher education funding in Washington D.C.
Select students travel to Capitol Hill as part of Cornell Advocacy Day, an opportunity for graduate and professional degree students across all graduate fields to learn more about public policy.
Students attend AIMBE’s Public Policy Institute for Rising Leaders
Our students are STEM diversity leaders
Ph.D. student Carolyn Chlebek recognized for strengthening relationships with STEM diversity organizations on campus, and for raising the visibility of SWE in the global graduate student community.
ComSciCon at Cornell grows into 6th year
Meinig School students help organize event featuring panels on social media, science policy, podcasts, storytelling, outreach and extension, and citizen science.
Meinig School students honored at annual diversity awards banquet
Five Meinig School Ph.D. students honored as diversity leaders at annual celebration.
Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Ph.D. student Monet Roberts recognized for outstanding scholarly achievement.
Graduate Student Spotlights
Chelsea Stephens
"Biomedical engineering provides me with a unique set of skills in problem solving and critical thinking. I have learned how to identify niche-specific problems in healthcare and develop solutions to improve the lives of many."
Jason (Chang) Marvin
"Cornell actively fosters an environment that encourages its graduate students to extend their training beyond the research lab (e.g. outreach, teaching, mentoring, and science communication & policy opportunities) which I knew would allow me to grow tremendously as a scholar and future educator."
Alex Clark
"The [Cornell BME] program offers a unique opportunity of learning at one of the best engineering and medical research centers in the country. I found that the faculty and staff at both Cornell and Weill Cornell Medicine were exceptionally accommodating of my interest to explore research labs in both Ithaca and New York City"
More Student Spotlights
Cornell Engineering - You Belong Here
Cornell Engineering is a place that welcomes African American women, where they can find a community and pathways to success in Engineering. Featuring BME students Tibra Wheeler and Jordan Harrod, and Senior Lecturer Shivaun Archer.
Student Life
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- Student panel – A day in the life of a graduate student (Recorded Session) | Athletic facilities at Cornell
- Student panel – Clinical Immersion term (Recorded Session)
- Student panel – Housing (Recorded Session)
- Student panel – Outreach and community engagement (Recorded Session)
- Student panel – Women in BME (Recorded Session)
- Student panel – Life as an underrepresented minority or 1st generation PhD student (Recorded Session)
Welcome to Ithaca
Walks, wineries, waterfalls, and more! Learn more about the beautifully diverse city we call home.
Visit Ithaca website | The Finger Lakes Region | Ithaca Named Best College Town for Livability (2019) | Ithaca Ranked #4 Most Arts-Vibrant Community in the U.S. (2020)
News
Meinig School students honored with 2021 annual diversity awards
Twelve Meinig School students recognized for diversity leadership by Cornell's Diversity Programs in Engineering (DPE) office. Read more about Meinig School students honored with 2021 annual diversity awards
Cornell, Cancer Resource Center partnership opens students’ eyes to realities of disease
Brittany Schutrum, a PhD student in the Fischbach Lab, says the multidisciplinary approach of the Cornell Community Cancer Partnership was part of what drew her to join the program. Read more about Cornell, Cancer Resource Center partnership opens students’ eyes to realities of disease
Cornell Engineering recognized by ASEE for "inclusive excellence"
The award letter states that Cornell Engineering has demonstrated a commitment to: Establishing baseline support for groups underrepresented in engineering; Quantifiably analyzing and assessing unit... Read more about Cornell Engineering recognized by ASEE for "inclusive excellence"
I chose Cornell not only for the phenomenal research opportunities, but also because the BME community felt real and genuine. Cornell BME allows me to have flexibility in my coursework and gives me skills to guide my own path during my research career, and I value that tremendously
More information and Resources
VIDEO: Cornell University: Glorious to View
Experience the beauty and energy of Cornell’s Ithaca campus in this video. Short version (3 minutes), below. Long version (18 minutes)
VIDEO: Cornell Engineering Breaks the Rules to Engineer a Better World
Video: 15 Years of BME at Cornell
Meinig School website | Cornell Engineering | Cornell Graduate school
Video: Collaboration between Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine
Join us in engineering better human and animal health through radical collaboration.
Video: A Day in the Life: Welcome to the Bonassar Lab
Bonassar Lab students show you around their lab!